(meteorobs) Late June Observations

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Thu Jul 2 20:50:34 EDT 2009


I tried to see June Bootids on several nights - but very little luck.  Clouded out night of 27 June UT.  All four nights had many fireflies and a few mosquitoes.

McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa USA
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

25 June 2009 03:50-04:35 UT (CDST 24/25 June 10:50-11:35 pm)
03:50-04:35; temperature 77 deg F; dew point 74 deg F; calm; clear first 20 minutes; becoming more and more cloudy last 25 minutes; 75% overcast at 04:35; average cloud cover 20%; average limiting magnitude 5.5; facing East 55 deg; total teff 0.75 hour
Antihelion: none
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: two: +3(2)
Total meteors: two
Satellites: 6; Jets: 5

26 June 2009 04:00-07:00; same location and method
04:00-05:00; temperature 77 deg F; dew point 70 deg F; wind N 6 mph; clear 04:00-04:40; then thin clouds - 3rd magnitude stars could be seen thru densest clouds; average limiting magnitude 5.4; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: +4
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: +2, +3(2), +4
Total meteors: five
Satellites: 4; Jets: 2
05:00-06:00; temperature 75 deg F; dew point 70 deg F; calm; clear 05:15-05:45; thin clouds - could see 4th magnitude stars thru densest parts - but clouds covering more area than last hour; average limiting magnitude 5.4; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: two; +1, +2
Total meteors: two
Satellites: 2; Jets: 2
06:00-07:00; temperature 72 deg F; dew point 69 deg F; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: four: +1; +2; +3; +4
Total meteors: four
Satellites: 1; Jets; 0

28 June 2009; 05:00-08:00 UT (CDST 27/28 June midnight - 3:00 am) same location
05:00-06:00; temperature 72 deg F; dew point 59 deg F; wind NW 13 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; facing NNW 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: one: 0 orange
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: two: +2; +3
Total meteors: three
Satellites: 2; Jets: 0
06:00-07:00; temperature 69 deg F; dew point 57 deg F; wind NW 9 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; facing NNW 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: five; 0; +2(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: five
Satellites: 0; Jets: 2
07:00-08:00; temperature 66 deg F; dew point 57 deg F; wind W 10 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; facing NNW 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
June Bootid: one: +2
Sporadics: six: -1; +1; +3(3); +4
Total meteors: seven
Satellites: 2; Jets: 2

29 June 2009 05:30-08:00 UT (CDST 28/29 June 12:30-3:00 am)
05:30-06:30; temperature 64 deg F; dew point 54 deg F; wind W 8 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing NNW 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
June Bootid: one: +1 orange
Sporadic: one: +2
Total meteors: two
Satellites: 1; Jets: 0
06:30-08:00; temperature beginning 62 deg F; ending 61 deg F; dew point beg. & end 54 deg F; wind W 4 mph; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing NNW 50 deg; total teff 1.5 hour
Antihelion: two: 0; +2
June Bootid: none
Sporadics: four: +2; +3; +4(2)
Total meteors: six
Satellites: two; Jets: 0




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